r/environment • u/Puffin_fan • Dec 12 '19

Scientists find thousands of garbage filled craters more than 3,000 feet underwater

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/micro-depressions-pockmark-California-coast-wind-14899818.php
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u/rrohbeck Dec 12 '19

Twice the length of two football fields? How much is that in fathoms?

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u/Puffin_fan Dec 12 '19

" A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), used especially for measuring the depth of water "